Why Delta’s Frequent Flier Program Just Got Worse Delta already had the worst frequent flier program (here’s why) but they just made it even worse today with their long awaited announcement about Medallion qualification levels. Beginning January 1, 2014, members… Johnny Jet , January 17, 2013
JetBlue’s New Service: Fort Lauderdale to San Jose, Costa Rica with flights for $129 JetBlue Airways announced today plans to add daily nonstop flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, beginning on June 27, 2013…. Johnny Jet , January 16, 2013
How to Handle an Emergency Landing This is a guest post written by Joe Szopa. On December 23rd, I was on flight 731 from Seattle to Anchorage when we had to make an emergency landing in Juneau… Johnny Jet , December 27, 2012
Delta First Class Upgrade Sale Delta is offering a sale on one-way upgrades to first class for travel within the contiguous 48 states and Canada. Upgrades start at $39 each way and travel must be completed by… Johnny Jet , December 24, 2012
Virgin America Launches First-Ever Palm Springs-NY Nonstop Flight Virgin America launched a new weekly nonstop service between Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Just in time for winter getaways, the… Johnny Jet , December 22, 2012
United Airlines Announces Turndown Service Have you ever dreamed of experiencing the luxury of turn-down service while 30,000 feet in the air? That question may sound a bit absurd, but in the race to bring… Ben Stagg , November 19, 2012
Qatar Airways Launches Global Sale One of my favorite airlines in the world (and arguably one of the best) just launched a sale to more than 100 destinations across the Middle East, India, Asia, Africa,… Johnny Jet , November 8, 2012
Bali to New York on Korean Air’s A380 If you’ve been following me on Facebook and Twitter then you know Natalie and I got married in Toronto, then flew to Seoul on Korean Air (in their flatbed seats… Johnny Jet , November 6, 2012
Double Elite-Qualifying Miles and Points on American Airlines Here’s a fantastic incentive for AAdvantage members to fly American Airlines in the next couple of months. Thanks to all of their recent internal problems American is now offering double elite-qualifying miles… Johnny Jet , November 5, 2012
American Airlines’ New Menu Options Everyone has had the experience of being slightly disappointed in the food selections offered for in-flight meals. American Airlines now has the answer. Premium class customers have the option of… Ben Stagg , October 22, 2012
Los Angeles to Sydney on Virgin Australia The moment you step on one of Virgin Australia’s 777-300 planes all the anxiety about a 14-hour flight goes away. The flight attendants are so nice and their product is amazing… Johnny Jet , October 7, 2012
Spirit Airlines Charges $100 to Check a Bag at the Gate Spirit Airlines, one of the leading value airlines in the United States, has a new incentive program aimed at reducing the airline’s overhead costs and passing the savings on to… Ben Stagg , October 5, 2012
Toronto to Seoul on Korean Air Trip: YYZ-ICN Airline: Korean Air Aircraft: 777-200 Scheduled Departure Time: 12:15pm Push Back from Gate: 12:20pm Actual Departure Time: 12:33pm Actual Arrival Time: 2:55p Announced Flight time: 13:05 Miles: 6,580 Seat: … Johnny Jet , September 22, 2012
Sir Richard Branson Surprises Virgin America Passengers In-Flight Yet another reason to love Virgin? This morning on a Virgin America JFK-SFO flight, Sir Richard Branson surprised guests in-flight by helping Virgin America launch its new ad campaign from… Lindsay Taub , September 19, 2012
JetBlue to Launch Free In-Flight Wi-Fi in 2013 Great news for JetBlue fans! According to an internal memo that was obtained by The Verge the airline plans to launch in-flight Wi-Fi in the first quarter of 2013. The best part… Johnny Jet , September 18, 2012
